Enterprise Operating Systems

Troubleshooting and Guides for: Microsoft Server, Linux, and VMware

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Dell Hardware/Software Guides

Dell Servers – PowerEdge, Blades, and Cloud
integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDrac)
OpenMange Server Administrator (OMSA)

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Scripting Guides

PowerShell, Bash, JSON, and Python Scripting Guides

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Must have PowerShell Tool for SysAdmins

crtechtipsMay 2, 20194 min read

Hey Guys, as a Windows SysAdmin some of your primary tools is Active Directory and PowerShell. I want to share this tool I found online from Patrick Gruenauer – Author …

Useful PowerShell Scripts/Commands

crtechtipsMay 2, 20197 min read

Step 1: Get-Help, Get-Command, Get-Member and Get-Alias Thanks to Justin for pointing out that I left out probably the most useful command. Get-Help. I’ve added some of my other favorite …

Volume Activation for Windows: Configuring KMS with AD Roles for Windows 2012 / 2012R2

crtechtipsMar 16, 20194 min read

Configuring KMS with Windows 2012 Server Roles Step-By-Step Installing the Volume Services Role for KMS To begin the installation of the KMS host in the Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2 machine, begin …

How to Setup a Single Server RDS Deployment Using Server 2016

crtechtipsJan 23, 20194 min read

Welcome to my guide on how to configure a single server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployment using server 2016. First install Server 2016 with GUI and get all the updates …

VMWare VM Server OS & NIC Tuning Optimizations

crtechtipsJan 16, 20193 min read

VMWare VM Server Tuning – Windows OS & VMXNet3 Network Card Optimizations   In Windows, Open a command prompt window with elevated permissions and execute the following commands displayed in RED. …